Port Curtis, Queensland
| Port Curtis Rockhampton, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Port Curtis | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°25′11″S 150°32′26″E / 23.4197°S 150.5405°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 309 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4700 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 50.2 km2 (19.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Rockhampton Region | ||||||||||||||
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Port Curtis is a suburb of Rockhampton in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia.[2]
Geography
The Fitzroy River bounds the suburb to the north-east. Gavial Creek, a tributary of the Fitzroy River, flows through the locality with their confluence at the north of the suburb. The land is flat and low-lying (less than 10 metres above sea level).[3]
The North Coast railway line passes along the western edge of the locality with the junction with the Central Western railway line at Rocklands railway station (23°26′11″S 150°31′13″E / 23.4364°S 150.5203°E) within Port Curtis.[3][4]
As at 2017, very little of the land has been developed with only a few small pockets of residential and industrial use.[3]
History
Port Curtis Road State School opened on 23 March 1875.[5]
Apart from some land south of Baxter Street, Port Curtis was completely flooded by the Fitzroy River in early January 2011.[6]
Education
Port Curtis Road State School is a primary (P-6) school for boys and girls operated by the Queensland Government at 145 Port Curtis Road. In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 54 students with 5 teachers (4 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).[7]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Port Curtis (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Port Curtis – suburb in Rockhampton Region (entry 49353)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ "Rocklands – railway station in Rockhampton Region (entry 28655)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Port Curtis". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "2015 Annual Report" (PDF). Port Curtis Road State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 November 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
Further reading
- Port Curtis Road State School (1975), Port Curtis Road State School, 1875-1975 : centenary souvenir, Port Curtis Road State School